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Title: Preparation of sodium tert-amylate
Post by: WiXoo on November 29, 2011, 02:12:23 AM

Hello everybody,

pls I'm stuck. Can anybody give me an advice for preparation sodium tert-amylate. Or give me some articles? I can only figure out dissolving sodium in tertamylalcohol with FeCl3 as catalyst... Thank you

Title: Re: Preparation of sodium tert-amylate
Post by: discodermolide on November 29, 2011, 02:52:46 AM

Quote from: WiXoo on November 29, 2011, 02:12:23 AM

Hello everybody,

pls I'm stuck. Can anybody give me an advice for preparation sodium tert-amylate. Or give me some articles? I can only figure out dissolving sodium in tertamylalcohol with FeCl3 as catalyst... Thank you

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